Identification Method and System and Device Suitable for Said Method and System

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a method, a system and a device for identification by means of an identification tag ( 3 ), in which a request to a control module ( 31 ) of the identification tag ( 3 ) is transmitted from an interrogation device via a contactless interface ( 36 ) of the identification tag ( 3 ), so that identification data stored in a memory module ( 32 ) assigned to the identification tag ( 3 ) is accessed by means of the control module ( 31 ), and that the identification data are transmitted via the contactless interface ( 36 ), body-specific identification data of the wearer ( 2 ) are captured and transmitted to a verification module ( 33 ) by means of a measuring device assigned to the identification tag ( 3 ) or a sensor ( 34 ) and/or by means of an analysis device ( 35 ), the transmitted body-specific identification data of the wearer ( 2 ) being compared with the identification data stored in the memory module ( 32 ) by means of the verification module ( 33 ), and the identity of the wearer ( 2 ) being confirmed by means of the verification module ( 33 ), and identification tag ( 3 ) being injected and/or implanted under the skin of the wearer ( 2 ). The identification tag ( 3 ) can be in particular an RFID tag and/or an NFC tag.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an identification method and a systemand a device suitable therefor. The present invention relates inparticular to a method, a system and a device for user identification bymeans of an implantable identification tag, the identity of the wearerbeing checked by means of a verification module.

BACKGROUND ART

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology for unambiguousand contactless identification of objects, good, animals or persons. Itenables a quick and automatic data capture by means of radio waves, sothat the information can be selected and transmitted considerably morequickly and conveniently. An RFID system thereby consists essentially ofone or more RFID chips or tags and the suitable RFID reading device.RFID tags are ordinarily flat chips in different sizes, which are ableto send data by radio waves to a reading device via an antenna. Theyhave moreover one or more storage devices, which are able to storedifferent quantities of data, depending upon the design. In addition tothis, there are basically two types of RFID tags: active and passive.While the active tags are provided with their own power supply, andtransmit until they are exhausted, the antenna with many RFID tags notonly takes care of the transmission but also of the power supply. Withthis antenna, the tag, activated through the reading device, cangenerate the required energy for the data transmission practically byitself. These passive chips have an almost endless service life.

Based in addition on the RFID technology is the Near Field Communication(NFC). This wireless communication technology—known also asNahfunktechnik—enables the data transmission of small quantities of dataover short distances, RFID chips have a range of five to ten meters,while NFC can exchange data only at a maximal distance of tencentimeters, however A first advantage of the NFC technology is thusthat very small, inexpensive radio transmitters can be used, which onlyuse little energy. On the other hand, the eavesdropping on NFC-Chips isalmost impossible owing to the weak signal, and thus useful also forsecurity-critical applications. The main difference to RFID is, however,that NFC makes possible the quick establishment of a connection ofpeer-to-peer networks. As with Bluetooth, the NFC devices findthemselves automatically, and establish a connection to one another, incontrast to NFC, Bluetooth requires a short time span to connect itselfto other devices, and usually requires the intervention of a user, whohas to enter a corresponding PIN code for this purpose. RFID networksare based, for their part on so-called master/slave roles, since thechips are usually queried by the reading devices. Devices with NFCsupport, on the other hand, are able to work both in the active as wellas in the passive mode. In the passive way of working, the NFC chips caneven send identification data when the wearer device is switched off ordoes not have at its disposal an own power supply or this power supplyhas failed.

The RFID and NFC technology make accessible, in particular in the fieldof logistics, material administration, industry automats and service,new practical areas of application. Thus it is possible, for example, tostore on the chips the price of goods, their shelf life, their place ofmanufacture, vendors the time of importation and much more, and to readit as required. The RFID or respectively NFC technology providesvaluable services, for instance, also with the finding of lost pets inthat animals are provided with so-called transponders with an injectionunder the skin. These microchips store an identification number. When alost pet appears at a veterinarian or an animal shelter, theidentification number can be read using a suitable device, whereby theanimal can then be identified via a pet register and can be brought backto its owner.

However, the RFID or respectively NFC technology, in particular sincethe development of implantable chips, is playing a more and moreimportant role also in the area of identification of persons. Thereexist today transponders the size of a grain of rice, packed in glass,which using local anesthesia can be injected in a pain-free way underthe human skin and which cannot be discerned by eye. These radio-capabletransponders contain an individual identity number which only occursonce. An independent tag is thus created. When this identification tag(either an RFID or an NFC tag) is held in the vicinity of a scanner, itemits this personal identity number, thanks to a weak current emanatingfrom the scanner. The wanted signal is modulated via the feed signalwhereby bidirectional communication is also made possible.

Especially important areas of application for implantable identificationtags are health, finance and security fields, where the air is toensure, on the one hand, quick and unambiguous identification ofpersons, and, on the other hand, the exclusion of not authorizedpersons. In the area of finance, the user of RFID and NFC chips shouldoffer bank customers and users of credit cards the additional securitythat their accounts become usable for the first time when they seekaccess personally, and during the transaction are also physicallypresent. These chips are also recommended to better secure access togovernment buildings, nuclear facilities, research laboratories,important offices, prisons and transport facilities such as airports andairplanes, ships and trans-ports with valuable objects or secretmaterials. On the other hand, by means of the RFID or respectively NFCtags it can be ensured that no persons leave certain premises or areasIn a prison for example, all inmates can be assigned identificationtags, which are read at regular intervals, so that the location and themovements of persons can be followed in real time.

The drawbacks of these systems consist however in that in particularthere is no guarantee that such an identification tag (both an RFID aswell as also an NFC tag) with personal identification data is actuallyworn by the person referenced on the identification tag. Both RFID aswell as NFC tags can be very simply injected under the skin or otherwiseplaced, but also correspondingly easily removed again and implanted inanother person. Thus unauthorized persons can gain access to highfacilities, for example, or use false identities in order to carry outpayments with their credit cards.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

It is therefore an object of the present invention to propose a newmethod, a new system and a new device for user identification which donot have the drawbacks of the state of the art. Understood as users canbe in particular users of mobile communication devices but also otherpeople as well as other living organisms.

These objects are achieved according to the invention in particularthrough the elements of the independent claims. Further advantageousembodiments follow moreover from the dependent claims and from thespecification.

In particular these objects are achieved through the invention in that arequest to a control module of the identification tag is transmittedfrom an interrogation device via a contactless interface of theidentification tag, that by means of the control module identificationdata stored in a memory module assigned to the identification tag isaccessed and that the identification data are transmitted via thecontactless interface, by means of a measuring device assigned to theidentification tag or a sensor and/or by means of an analysis devicebody-specific identification data of the wearer are captured andtransmitted to a verification module, by means of the verificationmodule the transmitted body-specific identification data of the wearerbeing compared with the identification data stored in the memory moduleand the identity of the wearer is confirmed by means of the verificationmodule, and identification tag being injected and/or implanted under theskin of the wearer.

The capturing of body-specific identification data of the wearer and thechecking of the identity of the wearer in that the transmittedbody-specific identification data are compared with the identificationdata stored in the memory module has the advantage among others, thatthe user identification can take place in an especially easy andreliable way. In particular it can be ensured that the wearer of theidentification tag is actually the person referenced on theidentification tag the possibility of identity theft or identity fraudbeing limited considerably. The injection or respectively placement ofthe identification tag under the skin of the wearer has the advantage,among others, that the identification tag is always worn, and the userdoes not have to be concerned about identification means such asidentity cards, stamp cards, or chipcards. An identification tag placedunder the skin also cannot be lost or stolen, while even abuse throughviolent theft becomes considerably more difficult. As a rule, theinsertion of the identification tags leaves no marks on the skin, sothat the position of the identification tag on the body cannot be simplydetermined.

In an embodiment variant, the identification tag is an RFID tag. Thisembodiment variant has the advantage, among others, that the amenitiesof the RFID technology can be optimally exploited. Also in a furtherembodiment variant the identification tag is an NFC tag. This embodimentvariant has the advantage, among others, that the conveniences of theNFC technology are especially able to be demonstrated.

In an embodiment variant, the verification module is assigned to theidentification tag. This embodiment variant has the advantage, amongothers, that the captured body-specific identification data aftercapture can be processed within the identification tag, where the storedreference identification data are located. The comparison of thecaptured and stored identification data and the thus connectedidentification check is thereby carried out in an especially efficientway.

Preferably, according to the principle of the single-serving mechanism,the reference identification data stored inside the identification tagare captured and stored immediately after insertion of theidentification tag. This way of proceeding prevents the identificationtag from being able to be trans-planted from one creature into the next.

In another embodiment variant, the measuring device or sensor and/or theanalysis device is integrated into the identification tag. Thisembodiment variant has the advantage, among others, the capturing of thebody-specific data which are needed for the identification check takesplace within the identification tag, whereby a quicker identification ismade possible. Moreover, in this embodiment variant, the capturedbody-specific identification data never leave the identification tag,which leads to a heightened security level since it is much moredifficult to get to these identification data for purposes of fraud.

In another embodiment variant, the identity of the wearer is confirmedby means of the verification module, if the probability of a match ofthe transmitted body-specific identification data to particular storedidentification data lies above a predefinable threshold. This embodimentvariant has the advantage, among others, that the degree of matching ofthe captured and stored body-specific identification data is adjustableaccording to application and need.

In still another embodiment variant the identity of the wearer isconfirmed by means of the verification module if the transmittedbody-specific identification data match the particular storedidentification data in a one-to-one way. This embodiment variant has theadvantages among others, that especially precise identificationmechanisms and especially unambiguous body-specific identification datamay be used, which can play a very important role, for instance, withidentification for access to very security-sensitive rooms and/orfacilities.

In another embodiment variant the body-specific identification datacomprise DNA-specific and/or blood value-specific data. This embodimentvariant has the advantage, among others that based on thesebody-specific features people can be identified with a very good levelof security, or respectively—in the case of DNA—almost completecertainty. The risks of an identity theft and incorrect identificationof users are thereby reduced further or even eliminated.

In another embodiment variant, the body-specific identification datacomprise a DNA signature and/or a hash of the DNA structure. Thisembodiment variant has the advantage among others, that the DNAsignature or respectively hash of the DNA structure makes possible anextremely secure and unambiguous identification, forgery or identitytheft being eliminated.

In a further embodiment variant the identification data transmitted viathe contactless interface are encrypted by means of an encryptionmodule. This embodiment variant has the advantage, among others, thatthe security of the user identification is considerably increasedthrough the encryption of the transmitted data, whereby the potentiallyvery susceptible and eavesdropping-endangered transmission of data issecured against possible attacks. The data encryption can thereby bebased on symmetrical or asymmetrical encryption methods.

In still another embodiment variant, the identification data transmittedvia the contactless interface comprise authentication data forauthentication in a mobile radio network, in particular IMSI and/orMSISDN and/or another access key. This embodiment variant has theadvantage, among others that the users of mobile radio services areauthenticated and authorized in a convenient and secure way. Inaddition, the users are not bound to a particular mobile radio device,but may use any device with the corresponding interfaces for itsspecific security functions.

In another embodiment variant, the memory module assigned to theidentification tag comprises multiple identities. This embodimentvariant has the advantage, among others, that different identities canbe used for different security applications and security functions. Inparticular, the anonymity of the user can thereby be safeguarded sincewith each identification request in principle another identity can beused, for example according to a pseudo-random generator, whereby it isconsiderably more difficult to use the identity of the user in afraudulent way. In principle, both the identity of a user can bequeried, but also his identification checked and confirmed. Multipleidentities are possible; typically one identity per system orrespectively per service provider is used.

It should be stated here that, in addition to the method according tothe invention, the present invention also relates to a system forcarrying out this method as well as a device suitable therefor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING

An embodiment variant of the present invention will be described in thefollowing based on examples of the embodiments are illustrated by thefollowing attached FIGURE:

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram illustrating schematically a method and asystem for user identification in a mobile radio network, as well as anidentification device suitable therefor.

MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 illustrates an architecture which can be used to achieve the useridentification according to the invention. FIG. 1 shows a block diagramillustrating schematically an identification method according to theinvention and a system for user identification, as well as a devicesuitable therefor. In FIG. 1, the reference numeral 1 refers to a mobilecommunication terminal. To be understood by mobile communicationterminal 1 are, among others, all possible so-called Customer PremiseEquipment (CPE), which comprise, on the one hand, mobile radiotelephones, for example GSM, UMTS or satellite mobile radio telephones,but also, on the other hand, all IP-capable devices, such as e.g.Personal Computers (PC), Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), portablecomputers (Laptops) or play consoles such as Playstation®, Xbox®,Gameboy® or Gamecube®.

In particular, the mobile communication terminal 1 is provided with aphysical network interface 13, by means of which voice and/or datainformation can be exchanged between the mobile communication terminal 1and a communication network 4 via the communication channel 6. Thenetwork interface 13 can support a multiplicity of different networkstandards, for example GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication),GPRS (Generalized Packet Radio Service), UMTS (Universal MobileTelecommunications System) or satellite radio systems. The interface 13can likewise be an interface to local wireless networks, for instanceWLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) 802.11, Bluetooth infrared-network orany other contactless interface. The interface 13 can also be anycontacted interface, for example a USB or a FireWire interface or aninterface to Ethernet, Token Ring or any other wired LAN (Local AreaNetwork) or to Internet based on an analog, digital or xDLS modemconnection. The reference numeral 4 in FIG. 1 in this sense representsthe different communication networks, for example land- orsatellite-based mobile radio network, PSTN (Public Switched TelephoneNetwork) WLAN 802.11 or Bluetooth network, Ethernet or Token Ring,etc.). In principle, it must be stressed that the identification methodand/or system according to the invention as well as the identificationdevice according to the invention is not bound to a specific networkstandard, as long as the features according to the invention arepresent, but can be achieved with any one or more networks, inparticular also in that the mobile communication device 1 switches orroutes transparently between the different networks 4. In this respect,the mobile communication device 1 can in particular support thespecifications of the standards for seamless change of voice and datacarrier services such as e.g. UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) forseamless transfer between WLAN, GSM/GPRS and Bluetooth, SCCAN (SeamlessConverged Communication Across Networks or Bluephone.

Above and beyond this, the mobile communication device 1 can beconnected via a contacted interface to an identification module 14,which is used, for instance, for identification of the mobilecommunication devices 1 in the mobile radio network 4. In particularthis identification module 14 can be a SIM card (Subscriber identityModule), which can contain carrier-relevant data. However, thecommunication device 1 can also get by without any additionalidentification module 14, which has no influence on the fundamentals ofthe invention. The mobile communication device 1 can moreover have atits disposal input elements 12, by means of which data and/or commandsto use and/or to execute on the mobile communication device 1 or totransmit over the communication interface 13 can be entered. Furthermoremobile communication device 1 can comprise output elements 15 which areused to output and/or reproduce acoustical and/or optical signals aswell as picture and/or sound data to the wearer 2. Also the input andoutput elements 14/15 in the conventional sense are no compulsoryelements of the invention. In addition, the mobile communication device1 comprises a further physical interface 11 by means of which datainformation can be ex changed between the mobile communication terminal1 and an identification device 3 via a wireless communication channel innear range (NFC). In this sense the communication terminal 1 can beassigned personally, i.e. unambiguously to a wearer 2. Conceivable,however, are also completely impersonal communication terminal 1, whichcan be used by any user and/or a group of any users.

The reference numeral 7 in FIG. 1 refers to a further communicationterminal. This communication terminal 7 can be, for example, a fixed nettelephone, a wired or wireless house telephone, an IP-capable telephone(for VoIP communication) or any other network device for transmission ofvoice and/or data information. In particular, this further communicationterminal 7 can also be a mobile radio telephone, or can also beintegrated into another Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), for example asa so-called soft phone or a telephone application of a personalcomputer. The communication terminal 7 has at its disposal one or moresuitable interfaces to be able to establish a voice- and/or dataexchange over a communication channel 5. Via the communication network4, finally, communication between the mobile communication terminal 1and the communication terminal 7 can be established, for which possiblyfurther devices, not shown in FIG. 1, may be needed, for examplegateways and/or proxies.

The reference numeral 3 in FIG. 1 refers to an identification device, bymeans of which the identity of a wearer 2 can be determined. Thisidentification device 3 can be achieved in particular as an RFID tag,but also as any other device which could release the identification datastored thereon for a wearer 2 upon request. In particular thisidentification device 3 can also be an NFC tag. The identification tag 3typically comprises a memory module 32 for storing identification data,an integrated contactless interface 36, as well as a control module 31,by means of which the exchange of data between the identification tag 3and an external interrogation device via the interface 36 can becontrolled. In particular it is possible for communication and/or dataexchange between the identification tag 3 and the mobile communicationterminal 1 to be established via the interface 36. The physicalinterface 36 of the identification tag 3 and the corresponding physicalinterface 11 of the mobile communication terminal 1 thus support thecommon data transmission protocols for data transmission. It is to bementioned here that the data exchange of the identification tag 3 isachievable by means of a single interface 36 or also by means of morethan one physical communication interface, for example in that acommunication interface is optimized only for reception and a furthercommunication interface only for the emission of the signals.

The identification tag 3 further comprises a measuring device or sensor34 and/or analysis device 35. The measuring device or respectivelysensor 34 can capture body-specific data of the wearer 2 through adirect measurement. In particular, these measuring devices or sensorscan be nanosensors. The body-specific data captured by the measuringdevice or respectively sensor 34 comprise, for example, the bodytemperature, the pH value of the skin on a particular body part of thewearer 2, as well as blood pressure or pulse values in certainsituations. The analysis device 35 ascertains the body-specific data ofthe wearer 2 after processing and analysis of the captured samples. Theexamples of data which can be determined by this analysis device 35 areDNA-, blood-value-, perspiration- and/or urine-specific data. Themeasuring device or respectively sensor 34 and/or the analysis device 35can capture in principle, however any body-specific identification data,or combinations thereof, that make possible an unambiguous or partialidentification of the wearer 2.

The RFID or respectively NFC tag 3 can be worn either under or on theskin of the wearer 2. If the identification tag 3 is worn under the skinof the wearer 2, then it is placed under the skin by means of a suitablemethod, for example injected or otherwise implanted. This embodimentvariant is especially advantageous in view of the increasedidentification security and of the greater convenience for the wearer 2.In particular, an identification tag 3 placed under the skin cannot belost or forgotten, and also it is much more difficult for potentialidentity thieves to get to the valuable identification data of thewearer 2. In any case, the RFID or respectively the NFC tag 3 should bein connection with the body of the wearer 2 by means of a body-contactedinterface or directly, so that the measuring device or sensor 34 orrespectively the analysis device 35 can capture correspondingbody-specific identification data of the wearer 2. The body can therebybe used as a data bus. Moreover the measuring device or respectivelysensor 34 can also be implemented as a membrane or nanosensor. Even animplanted identification tag 3 does not necessarily have to be fixed toa fixed position under the skin of the wearer 2. Also conceivable areidentification tags 3 which are movable in the body of the wearer 2, forinstance in the blood vessels or in the stomach-intestinal tract of thewearer 2.

The identification tag 3 can moreover also be configured as a logicalunit, which is distributed, however, among different physical units. Inthis connection, the distributed identification tags 3 have especiallysuitable communication interfaces which enable them to communicate amongthemselves wirelessly and exchange data, also without the interventionof the user 2. This distributed configuration of the identification tag3 has the advantage, among others, that the actual sensor orrespectively reference key is not detectable or only detectable withgreat difficulty.

The identity of the wearer 2 is confirmed by a verification module 33,based on the stored identification data, as well as weareridentification data which are captured by means of the measuring deviceor respectively sensor 34 and/or by means of the analysis device 35. Theverification module 33 thereby compares the transmitted capturedbody-specific identification data with the corresponding data for thewearer 2 stored in the memory module 32 of the identification tag 3. Thewearer 2 is identified, for example, by means of the verification module33 if the probability of a match of the transmitted body-specific datato particular stored body-specific data lies above a predefinablethreshold. In this way allowances can be made for different applicationsituation for the identification system, depending upon requiredsecurity level, data capturing precision, and identification precisionof the respective body-specific data. In particular the predefinablethreshold can also be selected to be equal to zero, which requires aone-to-one match of the captured and the stored identification data. Thememory module 32 can be connected directly to the verification module33, or exist as separate module inside the identification tag 3. Theverification module 33, for its part, can be assigned to the RFID orrespectively the NFC tag 3, but also be separate therefrom and beconnected via a corresponding preferably contactless communicationinterface.

With an identification request on the part of the mobile communicationdevice 1, a corresponding request is transmitted to the control module31 of the identification tag 3 via the communication interfaces 13 and36. The control module transmits this request to the measuring device orsensor 34 and/or analysis device 35, which capture the requiredbody-specific identification data of the wearer 2. The capturedbody-specific identification data of the wearer 2 are transmitted to theverification module 33, and evaluated and/or checked by means of theverification module 33. For this purpose, the verification module 33compares the captured body-specific identification data of the wearer 2with identification data stored in the memory module 32 of theidentification tag 3. Depending up the predefined threshold, i.e.depending upon the security policy and/or use of the system the identityof the wearer 2 is confirmed or denied. After confirmation of the weareridentity, the necessary identification data are transmitted via thecommunication interfaces 36 and 13 to the mobile communication device 1by means of the control module 31. Thus the identification can becompared with the identification by means of MAC address (Media AccessControl). Involved in the case of the MAC address is the hardwareaddress of all network devices which serve the unambiguousidentification of the device in the network. Each identification tag 3contains an unambiguous and unique number, whereby the wearer 2 of theidentification tag 3 is also unambiguously identifiable. This type ofidentification is especially suitable for human-to-human IPcommunication.

For the authentication of the identification tag 3 a challenge-responsemethod can be used, for instance. In particular special encryption,algorithms and hash values can thereby be used, for example. With thisauthentication method, requests from clients are answered by the serverwith a random byte sequence, the so-called challenge, and a randomnumber (called identifier). The client must respond to the challengecorrectly in that he links it to a password, which is known to theserver and the client, and calculates therefrom by means of a hashfunction, a hash value which he sends back to the server. This serverlikewise calculates a hash value from the data, and compares it withthat which was sent to it by the client. In the case of a match, therequest is carried out.

Through the capturing and the checking of the body-specificidentification data of the wearers 2, the method according to theinvention can also be used to monitor the vital values of the wearer 2and to trigger corresponding messages if the vital values indicate deathof the wearer 2. For example, by means of the communication device 1,the ambulance and/or the police can be notified automatically; a localoptical and/or acoustical alarm can also be triggered however. Moreover,by means of the method according to the invention it can be ensured thatthe identification of deceased persons is automatically switched off,whereby a further reduction in identity theft can be achieved.

In principle, data corresponding to multiple identities can be stored onthe identification tag 3. The use of different identities makes possiblea finer and more precise identification for various securityapplications and functions. Through the use of different identities, theanonymity of the user can also be ensured, since with eachidentification procedure a new stored identity can be used, for exampleaccording to a pseudo-random generator, whereby abuses are able to belimited further, and the identification of the wearer 2 can be securedwith a still higher degree of reliability.

In another embodiment variant, the identification method according tothe invention can be used in particular for the purpose of access todefinable premises and/or use of definable devices, based on theidentification and authorization of the wearer 2. Thus, also in otherrespects, very security-critical systems can be managed and monitoredsimply and efficiently, and the identity of the access-authorizedpersons guaranteed. On the other hand. It can also be ensured throughthe identification method according to the invention that certainpersons do not leave the premises and/or areas assigned to them.

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 31. An identification method by an identification tag,compromising transmitting a request to a control module of theidentification tag from an interrogation device via a contactlessinterface of the identification tag; accessing identification datastored in a memory module assigned to the identification tag by thecontrol module; transmitting the identification data via the contactlessinterface; capturing and transmitting body-specific identification dataof a wearer to a verification module by a measuring device assigned tothe identification tag or by a sensor and/or by an analysis device;comparing the transmitted body-specific identification data of thewearer with the identification data stored in the memory module by theverification module and confirming the identity of the wearer by theverification module, wherein the identification tag is injected and/orimplanted under the skin of the wearer.
 32. The method according toclaim 31, wherein the identification tag is an RFID tag.
 33. The methodaccording to claim 31, wherein the identification tag is an NFC tag. 34.The method according to claim 31, wherein the verification module isassigned to the identification tag.
 35. The method according to claim31, wherein the measuring device or sensor and/or the analysis deviceare integrated in the identification tag.
 36. The method according toclaim 31, wherein the identity of the wearer is confirmed by theverification module, if a probability of a matching of the transmittedbody-specific identification data with particular stored identificationdata is above a predefinable threshold.
 37. The method according toclaim 31, wherein the identity of the wearer is confirmed by theverification module if the transmitted body-specific identification datamatch one-to-one with particular stored identification data.
 38. Themethod according to claim 31, wherein the body-specific identificationdata comprise DNA and/or blood value-specific data.
 39. The methodaccording to claim 38, wherein the body-specific identification datacomprise a DNA signature and/or a hash of the DNA structure.
 40. Themethod according to claim 31, wherein the ion data transmitted via thecontactless interface are encrypted by an encryption module.
 41. Themethod according to claim 31, wherein the identification datatransmitted via the contactless interface comprise authentication datafor authentication in a mobile radio network, or IMSI. and/or MSISDN,and/or another access key.
 42. The method according to claim 31, whereinthe memory module assigned to the identification tag comprises multipleidentities.
 43. A system for user identification by an identificationtag, which identification tag including a contactless interface fortransmission of requests from an interrogation device to a controlmodule of the identification tag, by which control module theidentification data stored in a memory module assigned to theidentification tag are accessible, and the identification data beingtransmit able via the contactless interface, the system comprising: atleast one measuring device assigned to the identification tag or asensor and/or an analysis device, body specific identification data of awearer are capture and are transmittable to at least one verificationmodule; and the at least one verification module for comparing thetransmitted body-specific identification data of the wearer withidentification data stored in the memory module, by which the identityof the wearer is able to be confirmed, wherein the identification tag isinjected and/or implanted under the skin of the wearer.
 44. The systemaccording to claim 43, wherein the identification tag is RFID tag. 45.The system according to claim 43, wherein the identification tag is aNFC tag.
 46. The system according to claim 43, wherein the verificationmodule is assigned to the identification tag.
 47. The system accordingto claim 43, wherein the measuring device or sensor and/or the analysisdevice are integrated in the identification tag.
 48. The systemaccording to claim 43, wherein the identity of the wearer is confirmedby the verification module, if a probability of a matching of thetransmitted body-specific identification data with particular storedidentification data is above a predefinable threshold.
 49. The systemaccording to claim 43, wherein the identity of the wearer is confirmedby the verification module if the transmitted body-specificidentification data match one-to-one with particular storedidentification data.
 50. The system according to claim 43, wherein thebody-specific identification data comprise DNA-specific data and/orblood value-specific data.
 51. The system according to claim 50 whereinthe body-specific identification data comprise a DNA signature and/or ahash of the DNA structure.
 52. The system according to claim 43, whereinthe identification data transmitted via the contactless interface areconfigured to be encrypted by an encryption module.
 53. The systemaccording to claim 43, wherein the identification data transmitted viacontactless interface comprise authentication data for authentication ina mobile radio network, IMSI, and/or MSISDN, and/or another access key.54. The system according to claim 43, wherein the memory module assignedto the identification tag comprises multiple identities.
 55. Animplantable and/or body-contactable identification tag comprising: amemory module for storing data containing at least identification dataof a wearer; and a control module, for controlling the data exchange viaa contactless interface integrated in the identification tag, whereinthe identification tag comprises a measuring device or sensor and/oranalysis device for capturing body-specific identification data of thewearer, and the identification tag comprises a verification module forcomparing captured body-specific identification data of the wearer withthe stored identification data.
 56. The identification tag according toclaim 55, wherein the identification tag is an RFID tag.
 57. Theidentification tag according to claim 55, wherein the identification tagis an NFC tag.
 58. The identification tag according to claim 55, whereinthe body-specific identification data comprises DNA-specific and/orblood value-specific data.
 59. The identification tag according to claim55, wherein the body-specific identification data comprise a DNAsignature and/or a hash of the DNA structure.
 60. The identification tagaccording to claim 55, wherein the data exchanged via the contactlessinterface are configured to be encrypted by an encryption module.